Onus on Wanderers players to ensure a fast start: Shea

By
MATT FINDLAY

IT'S ON YOU: Darryn Marjoram is one of the senior players that will need to lead by example on Saturday. Photo: NICK McGRATH

FOR weeks Orange Wanderers have highlighted slow starts as a problem, one which has been a deciding factor in results - win, loss or draw.

Now, coach Beth Shea said her players need to stop talking about fixing the issue, and just fix it, adding Saturday’s men’s Premier League Hockey clash with Parkes United is her team’s best chance to do so.

“We need to beat the bottom two sides to stay fourth, and Parkes are one of them,” Shea said.

“We have been starting slowly, and we’ve focused a lot on our warm ups and why we’re doing it. I’ve put the onus on the players a bit to know how to get themselves to a position where they’re ready to go.

“I thought we were ready last week, as did the senior players, but (Lithgow) Zig Zag still came out much quicker.”

Wanderers were forced to come back from 3-1 down last week after a slow start, eventually winning 4-3.